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Bolander's rush

Habit Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.03–0.36 dm. Herbs, perennial, not cespitose, rhizomatous, 2.5–8.5 dm.
Rhizomes

2–3 mm, tuberous.

Culms

to 5.

erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth.

Cataphylls

1–2, straw-colored, apex acute.

Leaves

to 1.8 cm, 1/2–1 1/3 height of plant.

basal 0–1, cauline 2–3, auricles 2–3 mm, apex acute, membranaceous;

blade green to straw-colored, terete, 7–28 cm × 1–2 mm.

Inflorescences

solitary flowers.

terminal racemes of 1–8 heads or single head, 1–13 cm, branches ascending to spreading;

primary bract erect;

heads 40–70-flowered, spheric, 7–11 mm diam.

Flowers

2-merous;

: tepals 4(–6), erect to recurved at maturity, reddish, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1.2 mm;

outer and outer series nearly equal, apex rounded to acute;

stamens 2(–3), filaments 0.5–1.4 mm, anthers 0.3–0.7 mm;

style 0.1–0.4 mm, stigma 2(–3), 0.3–1 mm.

tepals dark reddish brown to light brown, lance-subulate, (2.6–)3–3.5(–4) mm, apex acuminate;

stamens 3, anthers 1/4 filament length.

Capsules

reddish, 2–- or 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid or oblate, 1.9–3.5 × 1–2 mm.

equaling perianth or slightly included, chestnut brown, 1-locular, ellipsoid to oblong, 3–3.5 mm, apex acuminate, valves separating at dehiscence, fertile throughout or only proximal to middle.

Seeds

ovoid to oblate, 0.3–0.55 mm.

oblong, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed;

body clear yellow-brown.

Juncus hemiendytus

Juncus bolanderi

Phenology Fruiting late spring–summer.
Habitat Swamps, marshes, stream banks, beaches, roadside meadows, and other moist or wet areas
Elevation 0–1000 m. (0–3300 ft.)
Distribution
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CA; ID; OR; WA; BC; nw Mexico
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence, 1–2
var. hemiendytus
1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence absent
var. abjectus
Source FNA vol. 22, p. 232. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati
Sibling taxa
J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. maritimus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides
J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. maritimus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides
Subordinate taxa
J. hemiendytus var. abjectus, J. hemiendytus var. hemiendytus
Synonyms J. brachystylus, J. brachystylus var. uniflorus, J. triformis var. uniflorus J. bolanderi var. riparius
Name authority F. J. Hermann: Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 118. (1948) Engelmann
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